Mamelodi Sundowns will want to secure its place in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Knockout phase when it takes on the German gigantic Borussia Dortmund in their group F match at the TQL Stadium in Ohio on Saturday.
A victory takes Mamelodi to six points of two games and ensures that it ends in the top two in his group, after it has defeated the Korean club Ulsan HD FC 1-0 in IT opener.
Who is Mamelodi Sundowns?
Mamelodi Sundowns FC is a South African football team that plays at the first level of the country’s football system – the premiership.
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The club was originally started by a group of young players in the sixties before he received the official status in 1970. Since the founding of the Premiership in 1996, the club has won 15 league titles. Moreover, it has also won the Nedbank Cup six times, the MTN 8 four times and the Telkom Knockout four times.
However, the biggest result came in 2016, when it defeated the Egyptian club Zamalek 3-1 to win the CAF Champions League title, while it also won the competition that year.
After those triumphs, Mamelodi also became the first South African side to play in the club World Cup and debuted against Kashima Antlers in the quarterfinals of the 2016 edition.
This time Mamelodi qualified for the renewed tournament via the CAF ranking order. During the qualifying period (2020-24) it reached the quarterfinals and semi-finals of the CAF Champions League twice a piece, making it qualified for the tournament.
